Coin-controlled vending device



Patented Dec. 20, I898.

8. GREEN.

COIN CONTROLLED VENDING DEVICE.

(Application filed Feb. 15, 1898.)

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(No Model.)

Patented Dec. 20, I898,

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(Application filed Feb. 15, 18 98.,

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SANFORD GREEN, OF LElVISTON, MONTANA.

COIN-CONTROLLED VENDING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 616,416, dated December 20, 1898.

Application filed February 15, 1898. Serial No. 670,398. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SANFORD GREEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lewiston, in the county of Fergus and State of Montana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin-Controlled Vending Devices; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to coin controlled vending devices, especially those used for selling candy, peanuts, pop-corn, and other loose articles; and its object is to provide a simple, cheap,and easily-operated device of this class.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of my device, taken on the line 1 1 of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the device in the act of delivering the purchased articles.

A is the casing, provided with hinged doors a and a through which access may be had to the interior of the machine for renewing the supply of articles to be sold and for collecting the money. These doors are secured by the looks a and a The casing A has an extension a for the reception of the vessel of, into which the vended commodity is discharged.

The casing is provided with a hopper B, which holds the article to be vended. This hopper has a central opening I) and is provided with teeth Z). Directly beneath the hopper is the sliding discharge-box D, provided with a hinged bottom (Z. This bottom is held in place by the partition 61 until it is drawn over the discharge-chute (1 when the bottom is released and the contents discharged. Y

O is the coin-chute, and an opening in the casing communicates therewith. The box D is held centrally in a slide (1 of such a size as to close the opening in the bottom of the hopper B when the box D is drawn to the right in the drawings. The slide (Z rests on the partition d and is provided with a tongue or projection d, with the slot (1 therethrough receive the coin from the coin-chute 0. Above the slide (Z is an open frame d d d (Z adapted to slide on the partition (I The back end d of this frame is reduced in thickness, as shown in Fig. 1, to permit the same to pass freely over the slide d when not locked in position by the operatingcoin. Springs d tend to keep said frame in its normal position. It is obvious that weights supported on 'cords passing over pulleys might be used instead of springs. A handle (Z is attached to the frame and passes out through the casing, terminating in an operating-loop (Z The slot (Z through the tongue d is lo cated in a position just within the sliding frame when said frame is in its normal position and registers with a slot 0, cut through the partition (1 said slots being directly beneath the lower end of the coin-chute O and adapted to receive the coin in a perpendicular position from said chute.

Directly below the slot (Z and communicating therewith is a slot (Z cut through the partition d and of such a length as to permit any coin of less diameter than a nickel (the operating-coin of this apparatus) to pass through readily, and thereby not afiect the operation of the device. The partition 01 is also provided with a slot 6 for the discharge of the operating-coin into the box E, which box is provided with a hinged side 6, held in place by a lock or spring (not shown) and to which access may be had through the door o The partition d is also provided withan opening d to permit of the longitudinal movement of the discharge-box D.

The partition d is of a thickness slightly less than the diameter of the operating-coin when placed on edge. The frame attached to the handle 01 may be freely moved until the coin is dropped in. sorted into the slot 0, it passes through the coin-chute 0, through theslot c, and into the slot CZ15, thus securely locking the frame d (Z (Z (Z and the slide d together, when the frame and slide carrying the box D may be drawn out and the contents of the box D emptied into the receptacle a As soon as the handle (Z is released the frame and the slide 61 release the coin, which falls through the slot e into the box E, and the outer side (Z of the frame strikes the slide d when the frame and slide are brought to their initial hen the coin is inpositions by the tension of the springs (1 and the device is again ready for operation.

Of course it is obvious that many modifications of my improved apparatus can be made without departing from the spirit of my invention, and I do not wish to limit myself to the exact details as shown in the drawings.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. In a coin-controlled vending device, the combination of a casing provided with a coinchute, a box in said casing mounted upon a slide, a frame above said slide, a handle passing through said casing and attached to said frame, said slide being provided with a slot into which the coin-chute delivers the operating-coin, substantially as described.

2. In a coin-controlled vending device, the combination of a casing provided with a hopper, a delivery-chute and coin-chute, a box provided with a hinged bottom located below the delivery end of said hopper, a slide in which said box is mounted, a frame inclosing said slide and provided with a handle extending through said casing, said slide being provided with a slot into which the operatingcoin is delivered thereby locking the frame and slide directly together, substantially as described.

3. In a coin-controlled vendingdevice the combination of a casing, a slide provided with a goods-containing box mounted inside of said casing, a handle passing through said casing, a frame, mounted in proximity to said slide, fastened to said handle and free to move at all times, and means for causing the operating-coin to lock the frame and slide together, substantially as described.

4. In a coin-controlled vending device the combination of a casin g provided with a coinchute, a slide mounted in said casing, a goodscarrying box provided with a hinged bottom secured to said slide, a slot in said slide, a frame partially surrounding said slide, the rear end. of said frame being cut away to allow it to pass freely over the said slide in the absence of the operating-coin and to lock said slide and frame together upon the insertion of the coin, substantially as described.

5. In a coin-controlled vending device, the combination of a casing divided into three parts, the upper one for holding the goods, the middle one for the operative parts and the lower one for the delivery of the goods, partitions separating said parts, the upper part being provided with a hopper and a coinchute and the lower part being provided with a delivery-chute, a partition supporting the operating parts and provided with openings for the delivery of the coins and for the movement of the goods-delivering devices, a slide provided with a slot and carrying a box with a hinged bottom, a frame provided with an operating-handle extending outward through the casing and means for automatically retracting said frame substantially as described.

6. In a coin-controlled vending device, the combination of a casing provided with two central partitions, the upper one of said partitions being provided with a slot for the reception of a coin, and an opening for the reception of the goods from the source of supply; the lower one of said partitions being pro-j vided with a slot for the delivery of the coin into the coin-receptacle and being also provided with a longitudinal opening; of a slide, provided with a slot, between said partitions and a frame provided with a handle extending outwardly through the casing and located in proximity to the slide, substantially as de-. scribed.

7. In a coin-controlled vending device the combination of a casing divided into three parts separated from each other by partitions provided with openings, the upper part of the casing being provided with a coin-chute,ahopper and a hinged door, the central part being provided with a hinged door, and the lower part being provided with a delivery-chute, a delivery-box provided with a hinged bottomlecated beneath said hopper and mounted upon a slide provided with a slot, said slide being supported upon a fixed partition arranged a little below the dividing-partition, said supporting-partition being provided with two slots for thedelivery of coins, and a box with a hinged side beneath one of said slots anda larger slot or opening for the movement of the goods-box, a frame provided with a handle extending outward through the casing, said frame being located in close proximity to said slide, and springs attached to said frame to automatically return said frame and slide to their normal positions, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SANFORD GREEN. 7

WVitnesses:

EDWARD GRINDERD, W. B. MINER. 

